Television cabinet face assembly

ABSTRACT

A removable bezel member having integrally formed connector means thereon mounts on the front viewing face of a cabinet for a television receiver with a simple plug-in type connection. A front-mountable escutcheon member has a removable grille member and a removable pivotable door which mount within openings therein with simple snap-in type connections, said bezel, escutcheon and grille members and said door comprising an attachable face assembly for the cabinet to complete and complement the aesthetic appearance of the front face of said television cabinet.

United States Patent Goetz, J r. et al.

[ 51! Mar. 21, 1972 [54] TELEVISION CABINET FACE ASSEMBLY [72]Inventors: Frederick J. Goetz, Jr., Arlington Heights;

Emanuel F. Piazza, Addison, both of Ill.

[73] Assignee: Motorola, Inc., Franklin Park, Ill.

[22] Filed: Nov. 23, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 92,036

[52] U.S.Cl. ..312/7 TV [51] Int. Cl. ..A47b 81/06 [58] Field of Search..3 12/7 TV, 204

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,692,983 10/1954Eisenkramer ..3l2/7 TV X 2,980,478 4/1961 Woehrle ..312/7 TV FOREIGNPATENTS OR APPLICATIONS l, l92,676 10/1959 France ..3l2/7 TV PrimaryExaminer-James C. Mitchell An0rneyVincent J. Rauner and L. N. Arnold 57ABSTRACT A removable bezel member having integrally formed connectormeans thereon mounts on the front viewing face of a cabinet for atelevision receiver with a simple plug-in type connection. Afront-mountable escutcheon member has a removable grille member .and aremovable pivotable door which mount within openings therein with simplesnap-in type connections, said bezel, escutcheon and grille members andsaid door comprising an attachable face assembly for the cabinet tocomplete and complement the aesthetic appearance of the front face ofsaid television cabinet.

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w W a 7 Z 4 6 M (L M E BACKGROUND This invention relates tofront-mountable trim parts useful to comprise face assemblies for thefront viewing face of cabinets for television receivers. Moreparticularly, this invention relates to an attachable face assemblywhose component trim parts are removable and attach to each other or tothe front face of the cabinet with simple plug-in or snap-in typeconnections.

Front-mountable trim parts are commonly provided on the front viewingface of a cabinet for a television receiver to limit the exposure to theinterior of the cabinet and to critical adjustment control means for thereceiver as well as to complete and complement the aesthetic appearanceof said front face. Typical trim parts include bezel members, escutcheonmembers, various grille panels and doors.

A frame-shaped bezel member surrounds at least the picture tube andoften borders the entire front face of the cabinet, and can serve topartially support the front end of the tube or be merely decorative. Thedecorative type bezel member can be made readily removable, as withquick mountrelease type connectors, to enhance front serviceability ofthe receiver but as well must be made secure enough to endure handlingand transportation of the receiver and durable enough to be removednumerous times without breakage of the bezel or its connectors. Anadditional consideration is that the release of the bezel member must beaccomplished from the front face of the cabinet without any need toobtain access to the rear thereof.

The remainder of the front face of the cabinet not already occupied bythe picture tube and the bezel member, is typically covered with anescutcheon member having various openings or apertures therein forproviding access to certain audio reproducing and audio-image adjustmentmeans for the tube. Some difficulty has been encountered in providingthe various removable grille members and pivotable doors which coverthese openings with suitable quick mount-release type features.

SUMMARY It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide anattachable face assembly for the front viewing face of a televisionreceiver cabinet which is provided with quick mount-release typeconnectors to enable the parts to be mounted and removed from the frontof the cabinet.

It is another object of the invention to provide a bezel member for theface assembly which has alternative connector means thereon to providefor substitute connector means.

It is still another object of the invention to provide flexibleconnector means for pivotably securing a door to cover criticaladjustment means for the picture tube and for biasing the door to remainin a predetermined pivot position.

An attachable face assembly for a front viewing face of a televisionreceiver cabinet includes a removable frame-shaped bezel member havingintegrally formed connector means thereon for attaching the bezel memberto a frame structure on the cabinet with a simple plug-in typeconnection. The frame structure has removable connector means alignedwith only some of the integrally formed connector means so that theremainder thereof can be used as alternative connector means to prolongthe useful life of the bezel member. A panellike escutcheon memberincludes first and second openings therein which provide access tooperational parts of the receiver with said escutcheon member mounted onthe front face of the cabinet. A grille member and a pivotable door areremovably secured in the first and second openings, respectively, byflexible connector means that enable the grill member and door to beattached to the escutcheon member with a snap-in type connection.

THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a television receivercabinet showing an attachable face assembly in accordance with thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a bezel member and a framestructure for the face assembly and showing a removable connector meanstherefor;

FIG. 2A is a partial rear perspective view of alternative embodimentsfor the bezel member and frame structure of FIG.

FIG. 2B is a partial rear perspective view of alternative embodimentsfor the bezel member, frame structure and removable connector means ofFIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the bottom portion of an escutcheon member forthe face assembly showing a grille member mounted therein by firstflexible connector means;

FIG. 4 is a partial side view of a larger bottom portion of theescutcheon member having cutaway portions thereof to illustrate thecooperation between the escutcheon member, grille member and theflexible connector means of FIG. 3;

FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C are partial side views respectively, of alternativeembodiments for the escutcheon member, grille member and flexibleconnector means of FIGS. 3 and 4, and having cutaway portions thereofsimilar to those of FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the removable connector meansof FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of an alternative embodiment forthe removable connector means of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary front perspective view of the escutcheon memberof FIG. 3 showing a pivotable door mounted therein by second flexibleconnector means;

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional top view generally taken along the line 88of FIG. 7 except showing the door and the second flexible connectormeans exploded therefrom to illustrate the assembly of parts; I

FIG. 9 is a partial top view of an alternative embodiment for theassembly of parts of FIG. 8; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second flexible connector means ofFIG. 7.

DETAILED DESCRIIPTION FIG. 1 shows a television receiver 20 having acabinet housing 21 for enclosing the operational parts of the receiverincluding a picture tube of which only the front image screen 23 isvisible from an open front viewing face 22 for the cabinet 21. Thereceiver 20 additionally includes among its operational parts audioreceiving and reproducing means including a speaker system (not shown)and a variety of audio-image adjustment control means some parts ofwhich are controlled or manipulated by the various control dials andselector knobs positionable on the front face 22 of the cabinet 21. Thefront face 22 is then provided with various. component trim partscombined to comprise an attachable face assembly 25 for the cabinet 21which serves to limit the exposure to the interior of the cabinet 21 andto critical adjustment control means therein for the receiver 20 as wellas to complete and complemerit the aesthetic appearance of the frontface 22.

The trim parts for the attachable face assembly 25 include a generallyframe-shaped bezel member 26 which at least surrounds or outlines thefront image screen 23 of the picture tube; a panellike escutcheon member28 which provides a cover for the remaining portion of the front face 22and which contains suitable apertures therein to permit selective accessto the operational parts for the receiver 20; and'a grille panel ormember 27 and a pivotable door 29 which are provided as removable coversfor certain ones of the apertures within the escutcheon member 28.

The bezel member 26 is of the nonsupporting type, that is to say it doesnot support any other trim part such as the escutcheon member 28 or anoperational part of the receiver 20 such as the picture tube. Hence, ascontrasted to a support type function, the bezel member 26 is simplystated herein to be decorative, and preferably is constructed in theshape of a single molded framework of suitable light weight materialsuch as plastic. The bezel member 26 of FIG. 2 defines a framework forbordering the entire front face 22 and has a first or viewing opening 31outlining the picture tube for viewing the image screen 23 therethrough,and a second opening 32 for outlining the escutcheon member 28.

The serviceability of the receiver 20 from the front face 22 requiresthat the bezel member 26 be provided with suitable quick mount-releasetype connector means that permits the bezel member to be attached andremoved from the cabinet 21 by a simple push-on pulloff type connection,and without the necessity of obtaining access to the rear of the bezelmember 26 through the cabinet 21. To this end, the rear side of thebezel member 26 is provided with a plurality of or a set of integrallyformed connector means in the form of spaced pairs of protruding tabs ortines 33, and the cabinet 21 is to receive a frame structure 35 bysuitable attachment, which frame structure contains removable connectormeans in the form of receiving or female type connectors 37.

The frame structure 35 has a flat frame-shaped configuration in one ofits preferred embodiments and is intended to be mounted in the interiorof the cabinet 21 adjacent the front face 22 where the receivingconnectors 37 will be accessible to receive the integrally formedconnector means of the bezel member 26 with a plug-in or insertion typeconnection. An optional interior rib 34 divides the frame structure intotwo separate openings 31a and 32a to be complementarily aligned with theopenings 31 and 32 of the bezel member 26, respectively. It is notessential for the frame structure 35 to be complementarily shaped withthe bezel member 26, and so long as the frame structure 35 is adequatelyshaped to provide aligned receiving connectors 37 with which to attachthe bezel member 26 to the cabinet 21, a variety of configurations couldbe utilized.

It is to be noted that the integrally formed protruding tabs 33 of thebezel member 26 are vulnerable to breakage with extensive or abusivehandling, and it is for this reason that the spaced pairs thereof areutilized. It is apparent that with the use of only selected pairs of thetabs 33 and only one tab of each selected pair of tabs 33, that theunused tabs provide spares or alternative connector means by which theuseful life of the bezel member 26 is significantly prolonged. Thereforethe frame structure 35 need only have the capability of accommodating bythe receiving connectors 37 only those tabs 33 that have been selectedfor use. Accordingly, the frame structure 35 is provided with acorresponding plurality or matched set of spaced pair of apertures 36which loosely receive aligned pairs of tabs 33, respectively, with theframe structure 35 and the bezel member 26 mounted adjacently on thefront face 22 of the cabinet 21.

The apertures 36 of the frame structure 35 are sufficiently large toreceive the insertable tabs 33 therein without any contact. It is nowpossible to provide suitable receiving connector means such as thefemale connectors 37 which are readily removable so that the connectors37 can be changed to different apertures as desired. FIG. shows apreferred embodiment of the female connectors 37, although othersuitable embodiments can be used, wherein a pair of opposite extensions38 are insertable into a selected aperture 36 by compressing a pair ofarcuate spring strips 39 until the extensions 38 can be passed throughthe aperture. Shoulder portions 40 limit the extent of the insertion andthe extensions 38 prevent the withdrawal of the connectors 37. A pair ofcentral springlike jaws 41 are provided for receiving the insertable tab33 and clamp thereon with sufficient force to retain the tab. Ifdesired, the tabs could be made relatively soft or the free end portionof the tabs 33 could be provided with a slightly bulged or enlargedportion to aid their retention by the jaws 41.

The spaced pairs of tabs 33 of the frame structure 35 are merely amatter of design choice wherein approximately the same tab location onthe frame structure is provided as an alternative connector means. Theframe structure 35 could as well be provided with a plurality of spacedsingle tabs 33 (not shown), and the apertures 36 of the frame structurealigned accordingly.

A mirror-image portion of an alternative embodiment of the bezel member26 and its accompanying frame structure are shown in FIG. 2A at 45 and47, respectively. The alternative bezel-member 45 defines only theviewing opening 31 and contains a set of spaced pairs of tabs 33, onepair substantially in each of is corner areas. The complete alternativeframe structure 47 is comprised of four separate corner bracketsattachable to the cabinet 21 (only two of which are shown), each cornerbracket having a single aperture 48 for insertedly receiving the alignedpair of tabs 33 in the same noncontacting manner as explained for bezelmember 26 and frame structure 35.

Each of the apertures 48 is shaped to functionally define two separateand adjacent apertures 48a and 48b, each one of which can be used toaccommodate one of the removable female type connectors 37 in providingfor the same alternative mounting capacity as described for the bezelmember 26. Also, the bezel members and their associated frame structurescan be provided with aligned pair of apertures, such as indicated at 49and 50 in FIG. 2A, suitable to receive conventional type fasteners orconnector means if more secure fastening of the bezel member is desiredor required.

A mirror-image portion of still another alternative embodiment of thebezel member 26 is shown at 53 in FIG. 2B being combined with theseparate corner brackets 47 (only two of which are shown). It isapparent that the integrally formed connector means on the rear of thebezel members 26 and 45 of FIG. 2 and 2A optionally could be either maletype or female type connector means so long as the removable connectormeans attachable to the frame structures 35 and 47 are madecomplementary thereto. Hence, the alternative bezel member 53 has aplurality of or a set ofintegrally formed connector means in the form ofspaced pairs of receiving apertures 55, and male type removableconnector means 57 are attachable within the apertures 48 of the cornerbrackets 47.

As shown in FIG. 6, the male type connector 57 is very similar to thefemale type connector 37, the same reference numerals being used todesignate similar parts, except for the central prong or tine 58 whichis shown as having an enlarged end portion or bulb 58a on its free endto provide a more secure forced fit between the prong 58 and its alignedaperture 55.

The panellike escutcheon member 28 is suitably attached to the remainingportion of the front face 22 not already covered by the picture tube andthe associated bezel member, said attachment being by means of standardtype fasteners inserted through apertures in the escutcheon, a pair ofwhich are shown at 61. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the escutcheon member28 is insertedly received within the openings 32 and 32a of the bezelmember 26 and the frame structure 35, respectively; if bezel memberssuch as 45 and 53 are used, the escutcheon member 28 would be positionedadjacent thereto.

The escutcheon member 28 serves as a mounting shield for the variousfront-mountable control dials and selector knobs used to manipulate andadjust the receiver 20. Inner edge portions of the escutcheon memberdefine the apertures that permit selective access to the operationalparts of the receiver 20 so that the escutcheon member 28 need not beremovably attached with quick mount-release type connector means. Also,the escutcheon member 28 attaches to the front face of a drawerlikechassis (not shown) internal to the cabinet 21 that serves as a housingfor the operational parts. This chassis removes from the cabinet 21 suchas by sliding through opening 32a of the frame structure 35 with thebezel member 26 removed to permit access to the operational parts forservicing of the receiver 20, thus reinforcing the lack of need to mountthe escutcheon member 28 by the quick mount-release type connectormeans.

The grille member 27 and the pivotable door 29 are removably securedwithin first and second openings, respectively, located within top andbottom portions of the escutcheon member 28 as viewed in FIG. 1, whichopenings are indicated at 63 and 62 in FIGS. 3 and 7, respectively, andare hereinafter referred to as speaker opening 63 and selector opening62. The speaker opening 63 permits access to speaker means for the audioreproducing system for the receiver 20, and the selector opening 62contains critical audio-image adjustment means for the receiver 20.

The speaker opening 63 desirably has defining side edge portions 64,FIG. 3, which limit the penetration of the grille member 27 through theopening 63, As best shown in FIG. 4, a lower edge portion 65 and a topedge portion 66 of the speaker opening 63 serve as functional mountingedges in receiving the grille member 27. Grille member 27 contains acentral portion 27a, FIG. 3, to permit the passage of audio signals fromthe speaker system, and is removably secured within the speaker opening63 by a first flexible connector means in the form of a single connector67 having an elongated central portion 68 which may be provided with anotch 68a for attaching a microphone unit to be used with the receiver20. In providing for attaching the grille member 27, the singleconnector 67 includes a pair of oppositely spaced flexure members 69extending outwardly therefrom, as shown in FIG. 4, in a direction awayfrom the direction of movement required to mount the grille member 27.

FIG. 4 shows the single connector 67 secured to the lower rear portionof the grille member 27 so that the flexure members 69 are interferinglyaligned with the lower edge portion 65 of the speaker opening 63. Eachof the flexure members 69 is springlike and will return to its stableposition when forced therefrom, and includes a cam surface 69a, FIG. 4,which will strike the edge portion 65 to force the flexure member 69thereover with a snap-in type connection as the grille member 27 ismoved into the speaker opening 63.

To complete the manner in which the grille member 27 is secured withinthe speaker opening 63, a top edge portion 71 of the grille member isprovided with a rim or shoulder portion 71a which is engageable with therear side of the top edge portion 66 of the speaker opening 63 with theflexure members 69 snapped over the lower edge portion 65. Thisengagement is provided and maintained by means of a first shoulderportion 6911 on each of the flexure members 69 which bears against thelower edge portion 65 to bias the grille member 27 upward within thespeaker opening 63. The grille member 27 is removable from the speakeropening 63 by a simple pushdown pullout type movement where the grillemember is forced down against the bias of the flexure member 69 untilthe rim portion 71 ofthe grille member is cleared.

Alternative embodiments for the grille member 27, flexure members 69 andthe lower and top edge portions 65 and 66 of the speaker opening 63 areshown in FIG. 4A, 4B and 4C, the same reference numerals used todesignate similar parts, wherein the top edge portion 66 includes adownwardly extending rim portion 66a which extends over the top edgeportion 71 of the grille member 27 in lieu of the rim portion 71a on thegrille member 27. The first shoulder portion 69b is changed in FIG. 4Ato a first shoulder portion 65a inwardly adjacent the lower edge portion65 on the escutcheon member 28. The flexure member 69 bears against thisshoulder portion 65a to bias the grille member 27 upward.

In FIGS. 48 and 4C, the single connector 67 is replaced by connectors 73and 75, respectively, secured to the escutcheon member 28 inwardlyadjacent the lower edge portion 65 of the speaker opening 63. Theconnectors 73 and 75 have flexure members 74 and 76, respectively, whichare interferingly aligned with a lower edge portion 77 of the grillemember 27 to provide the snap-in type connection. The flexure member 74includes a first shoulder portion 74a which bears against the lower edgeportion 77 of the grille member 27 to bias the same upward within thespeaker opening 63. The grille member 27 as shown in FIG. 4C includes afirst shoulder portion 77a inwardly adjacent the lower edge portion 77to provide the bearing surface by which the flexure member 76 forces thegrille member 27 upward within the speaker opening 63.

FIG. 7 shows the pivotable door 29 mounted within the selector opening62 and providing a cover for the critical audio-image adjustment meanstherein. The door 29 is pivotable between open and closed positions andis connected to the escutcheon member 28 through second flexibleconnector means in the form of a pair of generally U-shaped bladelikecompression spring clips 81 as shown in FIG. 7-10. Each of the generallyU-shaped clips 81 has a pair of leg portions, one leg portion of whichis shaped to form a generally C-shaped clamping portion 83 and the otherleg portion of which comprises an extending flexure member 85. Theflexure members 85 are springlike and will tend to ICIUlIIl to theirstable position when forced therefrom. Each flexure member includes anaperture 86 therein for receiving a suitably shaped protruding tab orboss 87 on the door 29.

The pivotable door 29 is provided with a pair of opposite and spaced armportions 29a, each of which contains one of the protruding bosses 87thereon. Internal to the selector opening 62, opposite and spaced edgeportions of the escutcheon member 28 include generally T-shapedprotruding tabs or bosses 89, respectively. In the manner of mountingthe spring clips 81 and the door 29 within the selector opening 62, theclamping portions 83 of the clips 81 are slipped over the bosses 89 tocomprise a socket type connection, and thereafter the door 29 isinserted into the selector opening 62 so that the bosses 87 are receivedwithin the apertures 86 in the flexure members 85 with a snap-in typeconnection. The flexure members 85 are compressed with the door 29mounted so that the spring clips 81 assert an inward bias on the armportions 29a to bias the door 29 to remain in both the open and closedpositions.

The clamping portions 83 of the spring clips 81 comprise a pair ofsocket receptacles to receive the bosses 89 as part of socket typeconnector means, and the pair of apertures 86 comprise part of snap-intype connector means. The door 29 is removable from the front of theselector opening 62 by the release of the socket type connection .as theclamping portions 83 will slide from the bosses 89 if the clampingportions 83 are not made unduly tight thereon. A pair ofwindows 91, onlyone of which is shown in FIG. 7, are provided through the escutcheonmember 28 within the selector opening 62 adjacent the bosses 89 topermit rear access to the spring clips 81 and provide outlets for theextending flexure members 85 whereby the flexure members are accessiblefor forcing the bosses 87 from the aperture 86 to also remove the door29 from the selector opening 62.

FIG. 9 shows an alternative mounting between the door 29, spring clips81 and the escutcheon member 28 wherein the T- shaped protruding bosses89 are provided on the door 29 and the protruding bosses 87 are providedon the escutcheon member 28. The spring clips 81 are simply reversed forconnecting to the bosses 87 and 89 in the same manner as abovedescribed. The door 29 can be removed from the front face 22 of thecabinet 21 by simply disengaging the socket type connection between thebosses 89 and the clamping portions 83 with a forward movement of thedoor 29. With the door 29 in the open position or from the window 91,front and rear access to the flexure members 85 are possible in order torelease the snap-in type connection.

It is to be understood that while the present invention has been shownand described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, theinvention is not limited to the precise forms set forth, and thatvarious modification and changes may be made therein without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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1. An attachable face assembly for a front viewing face of a televisioncabinet having a picture tube comprising a frameshaped bezel memberdefining a viewing opening for viewing the picture tube therethroughwith said bezel member mounted over at least one portion of said frontface and having integrally formed connector means thereon, a framestructure securable to said cabinet adjacent said bezel member andhaving removable connector means thereon aligned with at least some ofsaid integrally formed connector means for removably attaching saidbezel member to said cabinet with a plug-in type connection, a panellikeescutcheon member to be mounted over the other portion of said frontface and having inner edge portions defining first and second openingstherein, a grille member to be removably mounted within said firstopening, first flexible connector means securable to one of said grillemember and said escutcheon member and including a first portioninterferingly aligned with one edge portion of the other of said grillemember and said escutcheon member for removably attaching said grillemember with a snap-in type connection, a pivotable door to be removablymounted within said second opening, second flexible connector meanssecurable to one of said escutcheon member and said door with a sockettype connection and securable to the other of said escutcheon member andsaid door with a snap-in type connection for removably attaching saiddoor to said escutcheon member and for biasing said door to remain in afixed pivot position whereby said bezel member, said escutcheon member,said grille member and said door complement the aesthetic appearance ofthe front face of said television cabinet. I

2.. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein saidintegrally formed connector means include one set of a set of protrudingconnector means and a set of receiving connector means and saidremovable connector means include the other set of said set ofprotruding connector means and said set of receiving connector means.

3. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said set ofintegrally formed connector means is randomly spaced at least about theperiphery of said viewing opening, said frame structure includes acorresponding set of spaced apertures aligned with said integrallyformed connector means with said bezel member mounted on said frontface, and said set of removable connector means is securable withinselectable ones of said apertures for connecting with selectable ones ofsaid aligned integrally formed connector means to removably attach saidbezel member to said cabinet and to provide alternative ones of saidaligned integrally formed connector means by which to mount said bezelmember.

4. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said setofintegrally formed connector means include a plurality of spaced pairsthereof randomly positioned at least about the periphery of said viewingopening, and said frame structure includes a plurality of spacedapertures corresponding to said plurality of pairs of said integrallyformed connector means and aligned therewith with said bezel membermounted on said front face, and each of said set of removable connectormeans is securable within selectable ones of said apertures forconnecting with selectable ones of each of said aligned pairs ofintegrally formed connector means to removably attach said bezel memberto said cabinet and to provide alternative ones of each of said alignedpairs of integrally formed connector means by which to mount said bezelmember.

5. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said firstportion of said first flexible connector means includes at least oneoutwardly extending flexure member biased to return to one position andhaving a cam surface interferingly aligned with said one edge portion tomove said flexure member thereover with said grille member being mountedwithin said first opening, and one of said grille member and saidescutcheon member has an extending rim portion interferingly engageablewith another edge portion of the other of said grille member and saidescutcheon member, said other edge portion being opposite from said oneedge portion, with said flexure member returned to said one position.

6. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein the otherof said grille member and said escutcheon member includes a firstshoulder portion adjacent said one edge portion and engageable with saidflexure member with said flexure member returned to said one positionfor biasing said rim portion into engagement with said other edgeportion whereby said grille member is retained within said first openmg.

7. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein saidflexure member has a first shoulder portion engageable with said oneedge portion with said flexure member returned to said one position forbiasing said rim portion into engagement with said other edge portionwhereby said grille member is retained within said first opening.

8. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said secondflexible connector means includes a pair of generally U-shaped bladelikecompression spring clips having a pair of leg portions respectively, oneleg portion of each ofsaid clips includes a socket receptacle and theother leg portion thereof includes an aperture therein, one of saidescutcheon member and said door includes a first pair of op positelyspaced protruding bosses for being received within said socketreceptacles to comprise said socket type connection and the other ofsaid escutcheon member and said door includes a second pair ofoppositely spaced protruding bosses for being received within saidapertures to comprise said snapin type connection.

9. An attachable face assembly for a front viewing face of a cabinet fora television receiver having a picture tube comprising a frame-shapedbezel member defining a viewing opening for viewing the picture tubetherethrough with said bezel member mounted over at least one portion ofsaid front face, a frame structure securable to said cabinet rearwardlyadjacent said bezel member, protruding connector means securable to oneof said bezel member and said frame structure, and receiving connectormeans securable to the other of said bezel member and said framestructure and aligned with at least some of said protruding connectormeans for removably attaching said bezel member to said cabinet with aplug-in type connection, said connector means securable to said bezelmember being integrally formed thereon and said connector meanssecurable to said frame structure being removable whereby saidintegrally formed and said removable connector means provide alternativeconnector means for said bezel member.

10. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 9 wherein said framestructure includes spaced apertures therethrough aligned with saidintegrally formed connector means on said bezel member, and saidremovable connector means are removably attached within selectable onesof said apertures for connecting with selectable ones of said alignedintegrally formed connector means to provide alternative integrallyformed connector means by which to mount said bezel member to saidcabinet.

11. An attachable face assembly for the front viewing face of a cabinetfor a television receiver having a picture tube comprising a panellikeescutcheon member defining a first access opening for providing accessto critical adjustment means of said picture tube therethrough with saidescutcheon member mounted over one portion of said front face, apivotable door to be removably mounted within said access opening, firstportions of socket type connector means on one of said escutcheon memberand said door, first portions of snap-in type connector means on theother of said escutcheon member and said door, a pair of generallyU-shaped bladelike compression spring clips, each of said clips having apair of leg portions including second portions of socket type connectormeans on one of said leg portions to be connected with an associated oneof said first portions thereof to secure said clips thereto with asocket type connection, and second portions of snap-in type connectormeans on the other of said leg portions to be connected with anassociated one of said second portions thereof to secure said clipsthereto with a snap-in type connection whereby said door limits theaccess to said critical adjustment means.

1. An attachable face assembly for a front viewing face of a televisioncabinet having a picture tube comprising a frameshaped bezel memberdefining a viewing opening for viewing the picture tube therethroughwith said bezel member mounted over at least one portion of said frontface and having integrally formed connector means thereon, a framestructure securable to said cabinet adjacent said bezel member andhaving removable connector means thereon aligned with at least some ofsaid integrally formed connector means for removably attaching saidbezel member to said cabinet with a plug-in type connection, a panellikeescutcheon member to be mounted over the other portion of said frontface and having inner edge portions defining first and second openingstherein, a grille member to be removably mounted within said firstopening, first flexible connector means securable to one of said grillemember and said escutcheon member and including a first portioninterferingly aligned with one edge portion of the other of said grillemember and said escutcheon member for removably attaching said grillemember with a snap-in type connection, a pivotable door to be removablymounted within said second opening, second flexible connector meanssecurable to one of said escutcheon member and said door with a sockettype connection and securable to the other of said escutcheon member andsaid door with a snap-in type connection for removably attaching saiddoor to said escutcheon member and for biasing said door to remain in afixed pivot position whereby said bezel member, said escutcheon member,said grille member and said door complement the aesthetic appearance ofthe front face of said television cabinet.
 2. An attachable faceassembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said integrally formed connectormeans include one set of a set of protruding connector means and a setof receiving connector means and said removable connector means includethe other set of said set of protruding connector means and said set ofreceiving connector means.
 3. An attachable face assembly as claimed inclaim 2 wherein said set of integrally formed connector means israndomly spaced at least about the periphery of said viewing opening,said frame structure includes a corresponding set of spaced aperturesaligned with said integrally formed connector means with said bezelmember mounted on said front face, and said set of removable connectormeans is securable within selectable ones of said apertures forconnecting with selectable ones of said aligned integrally formedconnector means to removably attach said bezel member to said cabinetand to provide alternative ones of said aligned integrally forMedconnector means by which to mount said bezel member.
 4. An attachableface assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said set of integrallyformed connector means include a plurality of spaced pairs thereofrandomly positioned at least about the periphery of said viewingopening, and said frame structure includes a plurality of spacedapertures corresponding to said plurality of pairs of said integrallyformed connector means and aligned therewith with said bezel membermounted on said front face, and each of said set of removable connectormeans is securable within selectable ones of said apertures forconnecting with selectable ones of each of said aligned pairs ofintegrally formed connector means to removably attach said bezel memberto said cabinet and to provide alternative ones of each of said alignedpairs of integrally formed connector means by which to mount said bezelmember.
 5. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 1 whereinsaid first portion of said first flexible connector means includes atleast one outwardly extending flexure member biased to return to oneposition and having a cam surface interferingly aligned with said oneedge portion to move said flexure member thereover with said grillemember being mounted within said first opening, and one of said grillemember and said escutcheon member has an extending rim portioninterferingly engageable with another edge portion of the other of saidgrille member and said escutcheon member, said other edge portion beingopposite from said one edge portion, with said flexure member returnedto said one position.
 6. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim5 wherein the other of said grille member and said escutcheon memberincludes a first shoulder portion adjacent said one edge portion andengageable with said flexure member with said flexure member returned tosaid one position for biasing said rim portion into engagement with saidother edge portion whereby said grille member is retained within saidfirst opening.
 7. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 5wherein said flexure member has a first shoulder portion engageable withsaid one edge portion with said flexure member returned to said oneposition for biasing said rim portion into engagement with said otheredge portion whereby said grille member is retained within said firstopening.
 8. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 1 whereinsaid second flexible connector means includes a pair of generallyU-shaped bladelike compression spring clips having a pair of legportions respectively, one leg portion of each of said clips includes asocket receptacle and the other leg portion thereof includes an aperturetherein, one of said escutcheon member and said door includes a firstpair of oppositely spaced protruding bosses for being received withinsaid socket receptacles to comprise said socket type connection and theother of said escutcheon member and said door includes a second pair ofoppositely spaced protruding bosses for being received within saidapertures to comprise said snap-in type connection.
 9. An attachableface assembly for a front viewing face of a cabinet for a televisionreceiver having a picture tube comprising a frame-shaped bezel memberdefining a viewing opening for viewing the picture tube therethroughwith said bezel member mounted over at least one portion of said frontface, a frame structure securable to said cabinet rearwardly adjacentsaid bezel member, protruding connector means securable to one of saidbezel member and said frame structure, and receiving connector meanssecurable to the other of said bezel member and said frame structure andaligned with at least some of said protruding connector means forremovably attaching said bezel member to said cabinet with a plug-intype connection, said connector means securable to said bezel memberbeing integrally formed thereon and said connector means securable tosaid frame structure being removable whereby said integrally foRmed andsaid removable connector means provide alternative connector means forsaid bezel member.
 10. An attachable face assembly as claimed in claim 9wherein said frame structure includes spaced apertures therethroughaligned with said integrally formed connector means on said bezelmember, and said removable connector means are removably attached withinselectable ones of said apertures for connecting with selectable ones ofsaid aligned integrally formed connector means to provide alternativeintegrally formed connector means by which to mount said bezel member tosaid cabinet.
 11. An attachable face assembly for the front viewing faceof a cabinet for a television receiver having a picture tube comprisinga panellike escutcheon member defining a first access opening forproviding access to critical adjustment means of said picture tubetherethrough with said escutcheon member mounted over one portion ofsaid front face, a pivotable door to be removably mounted within saidaccess opening, first portions of socket type connector means on one ofsaid escutcheon member and said door, first portions of snap-in typeconnector means on the other of said escutcheon member and said door, apair of generally U-shaped bladelike compression spring clips, each ofsaid clips having a pair of leg portions including second portions ofsocket type connector means on one of said leg portions to be connectedwith an associated one of said first portions thereof to secure saidclips thereto with a socket type connection, and second portions ofsnap-in type connector means on the other of said leg portions to beconnected with an associated one of said second portions thereof tosecure said clips thereto with a snap-in type connection whereby saiddoor limits the access to said critical adjustment means.
 12. Anattachable face assembly as claimed in claim 11 wherein said firstportions of said socket type connector means and said first portions ofsaid snap-in type connector means are first and second pairs ofprotruding tabs, respectively, and said second portions of said sockettype connector means and said second portions of said snap-in typeconnector means are a pair of socket receptacles and a pair ofapertures, respectively.